Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 12pm (Central)

For thousands of years, wealth was the ownership of land and in the last few centuries, factories, machinery and equipment became more important. In recent decades, this too has changed. Intangible assets, intellectual property, and especially IP strategy are now too important to be delegated to your lawyer.

Now, most new, innovative and important companies are profitable and valuable because of their Intellectual Property (IP), not their land, factories or machinery. Thus, you need to know something about IP rights, risks and strategy in order to function better in today’s economy.

Most likely, your work will center around the creation of value within business, academia or non-profits not by land ownership or factory operations, but by the power of intangible assets: ideas, creativity and reputation.

This webinar will cover:

Secrets of IP strategy for creators, makers, and VCs

IP strategy that you need to know to build value and profits, and to help your lawyer

Tips on IP strategy for anyone now that creativity and innovation, not land or factories, are key

David Kalow, AB'74, JD'76 graduated from the College in 1974 (physics and math major) and from The Law School in 1976. He was a general litigator before focusing exclusively on intellectual property. In 1996 he started a new IP law firm, continuing the litigation, diligence, licensing and protection of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. In 2013 he started his solo practice, focused on IP Strategy.

He has published numerous articles and taught at Fudan University (Shanghai), Beihang Aerospace University (Beijing), Seton Hall Law School, Columbia Business School, NYU Business School, NYU-Poly, SUNY Levin Center, Stevens Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago Law School and Business School.

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